Forum Post: Re: Diabetic Siblings

Gabrielle — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:35:00 GMT

same here Katie. i was diagnosed 2 years after my little brother and my older sister is diabetes free! My doc said that type 1 is mainly genetic but a little unpredictable. Also, that if a sibling is diagnosed your chances increase up to 6% of also being diagnosed.

Forum Post: Research Study: Adult Siblings of Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes--Please read!!!

Julie E. Balzano, M.S.Ed. — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:00:00 GMT

My name is Julie E. Balzano and I am a fifth year doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Fordham University. I am writing to ask for help in recruiting participants for my doctoral dissertation research examining the sibling relationship, empathy, and interpersonal problems among adult siblings of individuals with Type I diabetes.

I was wondering if individuals would be willing to help distribute an email about my study, post it to a blog you might have, or distribute my study flyer at any support group meetings or events you might have. And, of course, if you have sibling(s) and Type 1 it would be great if you could pass this information to your sibling(s). Study participants are the non-diagnosed adult siblings of individuals with Type 1, but the best way to get in touch with these individuals has been through their diabetic siblings.

Study participation occurs electronically, takes 20-25 minutes, and is anonymous. I have pasted study information below. Information can also be found at: http://siblingresearchstudy.blogspot.com/

Sincerely,

Julie E. Balzano, M.S.Ed.

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Participants must have sibling(s) who are EITHER medically healthy OR who have a diagnosis of Type I diabetes. Additional participation criteria include:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.

• Must have grown up in the same household with sibling(s).

• Participants may not have any serious medical conditions or developmental delays/ disabilities.

• Sibling(s) may not have any of the above conditions except for Type I diabetes.

• Sibling(s) must be alive.

Participation will take approximately 25-30 minutes of your time and includes electronic completion of one demographic information survey and three questionnaires. All participants will remain anonymous. To participate, type the following link into any web-browser and follow the directions:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G3XW7KV

If you do not qualify, but happen to know someone who might be interested, I would really appreciate you passing this information along. Please feel free to contact myself or my dissertation mentor, Dr. Eric C. Chen, Ph.D., with any questions you many have. I thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

Julie E. Balzano, M.S.Ed.

Ph.D. Candidate

Counseling Psychology

973-818-0162

balzano@fordham.edu

Eric C. Chen, Ph.D.

Dissertation Mentor

Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology

212-636-6474

echen@fordham.edu

Forum Post: Afraid

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:41:00 GMT

I'm diabetic - I'm also a sister. I have three siblings - three healthy siblings. And I'm extremely afraid they'll someday see diabetes first-hand as well. Anyone else feel the same?

Forum Post: Life

Oanj9 — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:55:00 GMT

How is life with a sibling who is a diabetic? Are there any set backs in life? Any positives?

Group: Siblings

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:05:00 GMT

If you have a sibling with type 1 diabetes, and want to talk about how you handle it with others like you, this is your place!

Forum: Siblings

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:05:00 GMT